Man Faces Charges For Machine Gun

July 7, 2000|Staff Reports

SUNRISE

Federal agents arrested a Sunrise man in his home early Thursday morning and charged him with illegally owning and transferring a machine gun.

Israel Colon, 37, is scheduled to appear in court this morning to face the charges, which stemmed from a Sept. 29, 1998 sale, according to a two-count federal indictment. He is being held without bond pending the hearing.

Sunrise police and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrested Colon around 8 a.m. and confiscated some guns from the home at 9670 NW 20th Place.